After 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died last year from a peanut allergy, Sacramento-area schools are becoming more aware of the dangers of serving peanut products.

After 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died last year from a peanut allergy, Sacramento-area schools are becoming more aware of the dangers of serving peanut products.

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Updated: 9:25 PM PDT Aug 13, 2014

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WEBVTT YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS ALERTS SO YOU ARE AMONG THE FIRST TO KNOW. AWARENESS ABOUT SERIOUS PEANUT ALLERGIES CONTINUES TO GROW. THE AWARENESS IS SPARKED IN PART BY THE TRAGIC AS LASTER OF NATALEE GIORGIO SACRAMENTO WHO ACCIDENTALLY ATE PEANUTS WHILE CAMPING. THE ELLIOTT RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLER BEHIND ME. THEY START CLASSES TOMORROW. THEY WILL HAVE THE YEAR -- THEY WILL HAVE THEIR SECOND YEAR OF BANNING PEANUTS. TODAY, I SAW A SCHOOL IN THE DELTA WHERE THEY ARE DEALING WITH A SERIOUS SITUATION FOR ONE STUDENT. THIS CHARTER SCHOOL OF 3-D STUDENTS HAS IT -- 380 STUDENTS HAS A NEW CHALLENGE, PROTECTING A FIRST GRADER HE HAS A THAT SHE HAS EXTREME FOOD ALLERGIES. I GET SICK AND HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTORS. HIS CLASSROOM IS DESIGNATED COMPLETELY NUT FREE. WE NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON THIS. THERE ARE FAR MORE STUDENTS THAN I EVER THOUGHT. HELPING HIM AVOID NUTS IS NOT AN ISSUE. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE THIS CHILD ON THEIR FAMILY A LITTLE MORE SECURE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT HERE, BY ALL MEANS. WE CAN CUT PEANUT BUTTER OUT OF THEIR DIET. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT TAKES AN ACTION MINUTE TO MAKE SURE THE LUNCHES ARE APPROPRIATE. I THINK IT IS EXCELLENT THAT I CAN SEND MY CHILD TO SCHOOL AND HE WILL BE SAFE AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH NUT ALLERGIES IS RAPIDLY INCREASING. THEY ALSO HAVE A PEANUT-PROVE TABLE SO ANYONE WITH ALLERGIES CAN SIT AT THAT TABLE. LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER

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After 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died last year from a peanut allergy, Sacramento-area schools are becoming more aware of the dangers of serving peanut products.